First record of Thambemyia Oldroyd (Diptera, Dolichopodidae) from Brazil, with description of a new species

Abstract

A new species of Thambemyia Oldroyd, T. fusariae sp. nov., is described from the Brazilian State of Bahia. This is the first record of Thambemyia from the Neotropical Region, apart the Palearctic T. borealis (Takagi), introduced in USA and Peru. T. fusariae sp. nov. belongs to the subgenus Thambemyia, making the group an unusual case of Neotropical-Oriental disjunction.

New records of Thambemyia fusariae Capellari, 2015 (Dolichopodidae, Hydrophorinae) from Brazil

“…These specimens are deposited in the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo (MZUSP). The distribution map was created with Simplemappr (shorthouse 2010) using data from the collections of the present study, from the original description by Capellari (2015), and an additional record from iNaturalist (https://www. inaturalist.org/observations/128491622).…”